Octahedral Pink Fluorite with Bissolite from Inner Mongolia TD1931 purpurite lustrous sphalerite

lustrous sphalerite

• Discovery: First found in the 1920s but heavily worked from 1978

Height: 2"

The deposit occurs in alpine-cleft veins—fracture zones within the host rocks—where numerous mineral species crystallize

Dimensions: 5x3x4

Octahedral Pink Fluorite with Bissolite from Inner Mongolia TD1931 purpurite lustrous sphaleriteOctahedral Pink Fluorite with Bissolite from Inner Mongolia Approx. Dimensions: 1x0. 75x0. 75 inches Approx. Weight: 14. 2 grams Locality: Huanggangliang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Cifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China This octahedral pink fluorite specimen from the Huanggangliang Mine features a sharp, well defined crystal form combined with delicate inclusions of bissolite, a fibrous variety of amphibole. The soft pink coloration of the fluorite contrasts